Best 22 for 2019

[Dan]

I'm hoping the team is something like this. Not sure if both Jack and Grundy will be out of the side come Round 1 though. I think they'll start in the team. Hopefully I haven't forgotten anybody.

FB: Smith, Melican, Aliir
HB: McVeigh, Rampe, Lloyd
C: Mills, Kennedy, Jones
R: Naismith, Parker, Heeney
HF: Hayward, Reid, Dawson
FF: Ronke, Franklin, Papley

INT: Florent, Cunningham, Clarke, Sinclair

EMG: Jack, Thurlow, McCartin, Robinson, Grundy

Hopefully a few draftees can force their way into the team as well

[longmile]

I'm hoping the team is something like this. Not sure if both Jack and Grundy will be out of the side come Round 1 though. I think they'll start in the team. Hopefully I haven't forgotten anybody.

FB: Smith, Melican, Aliir
HB: McVeigh, Rampe, Lloyd
C: Mills, Kennedy, Jones
R: Naismith, Parker, Heeney
HF: Hayward, Reid, Dawson
FF: Ronke, Franklin, Papley

INT: Florent, Cunningham, Clarke, Sinclair

EMG: Jack, Thurlow, McCartin, Robinson, Grundy

Hopefully a few draftees can force their way into the team as well

Looks spot on to me! Except I'd like to play O'Riordan in there as well, just not sure where he fits.

[Aaron]

Hopefully I haven't forgotten anybody.

George Hewett

[Swansongster]

Looks spot on to me! Except I'd like to play O'Riordan in there as well, just not sure where he fits.

+1

If COR can string a few games together - get full feel of the pace in first grade - I think he's going to be a lock and develop to be as influential for us as Tadhg Kennelly was.

I like the cut of his jib.

[Ludwig]

FB: Smith, Melican, Aliir
HB: O'Riordan, Rampe, Lloyd
C: Mills, Kennedy, Jones
R: Cameron, Parker, Heeney
HF: Hayward, Reid, Dawson
FF: Ronke, Franklin, Papley

INT: Florent, Cunningham, Clarke, Hewett

EMG: Ling, Thurlow, McCartin, Stoddart

[Bloody Hell]

FB: Smith, Grundy, Aliir
HB: Lloyd, Melican, McVeigh
C: Mills, Kennedy, Jones
R: Naismith, Parker, Rampe
HF: Heeney, Reid, Dawson
FF: Ronke, Franklin, Papley

INT: Sinclair, Clarke, Hewett, O'Riordan

EMG: Florent, Hayward, Cunningham, Ling, Thurlow, McCartin, Stoddart, Blakey

I think the new rules will suit playing 2 ruckman (Which horse generally leans towards anyway).

It makes a huge difference having your CHF and CHB on the park.

Every preseason for the past 3 years I've wanted Rampe in the midfield. This year is no different. Teams that have 2 big bodies (with JPK) in the middle seem to be so much more effective.

[Wazza]

FB Smith Melican Rampe
HB Thurlow Aliir Lloyd
C Florent Kennedy Jones
HF Heeney Reid Ronke
F Hayward Franklin Papley
R Naismith Parker Clark
INT McVeigh Sinclair Hewett Mills

Emer Cunningham Dawson McCartin Blakey

[waswan]

Whichever way you cut it
We have only about 5 players that arent on the improve and of those 5 all are still playing very good footy

Heaps of scope for improvement

[Captain]

FB Smith Melican Rampe
HB Thurlow Aliir Lloyd
C Florent Kennedy Jones
HF Heeney Reid Ronke
F Hayward Franklin Papley
R Naismith Parker Clark
INT McVeigh Sinclair Hewett Mills

Emer Cunningham Dawson McCartin Blakey

No Cunningham. You must be joking.

[Dan]

George Hewett

Yep, he would definitely come in. Most likely for Dawson in my team.

[O'Reilly Boy]

Lloyd Mellican Smith
O'Riordan McVeigh Lloyd

Naismith Kennedy Parker
Florent Heeney Cunningham

Papley Reid Jack
Ronke Franklin Hayward

Hewitt Jones Aliir Mills

E: Robinson Dawson Blakey Clarke

[longmile]

Lloyd Mellican Smith
O'Riordan McVeigh Lloyd

Naismith Kennedy Parker
Florent Heeney Cunningham

Papley Reid Jack
Ronke Franklin Hayward

Hewitt Jones Aliir Mills

E: Robinson Dawson Blakey Clarke

You forgot sir rampalot

[gazza]

my thoughts best 22 smith allir lloyd
McVeigh melican rampe
jones mills florent
hewett mcCartin reid
papley franklin parker
Naismith kennedy Heeney
Sinclair Cunningham dawson hayward

[Ralph Dawg]

Re. our best 22, a few of my thoughts:

1) Most have excluded Reg and Jack. I think it is unlikely that Horse will not pick them initially unless they are injured. He tends to stick with ageing stars with the odd exception (ROK). However, I think it will become apparent as the season progresses, that they are not best 22 and will finish the season in the NEAFL. Happy to be proven wrong on that as they are both great servants to the club and have played some great footy over the years.

2) With Melican and Reid hopefully back, it will allow us to push Heeney and Mills into the midfield more. Instantly our midfield looks a lot stronger than it did in 2018.

3) The rule changes seem to favour playing 2 rucks again. I'm not sure who is best to partner Sinclair out of Cameron and Naismith (better tap v bigger engine and more versatility) but our forward line looks better with a tall marking forward / ruck. Buddy and the smalls should benefit.

4) Most years we discover a "roughie" - someone from left field who steps up to AFL standard. My tip for this year is O'Riordan - showed a bit this year and looks ripe to take the game on in 2019. From further left field is Rose - plenty of talent just needs to channel it.

5) If a few of our younger players like Stoddart, Ling, Maibaum, McCartain and Blakey make good progress, we will be well covered in the event of injury / loss of form.

All up I'm optimistic we will be competitive and certainly still in contention.

[Auntie.Gerald]

Has anyone seen the Pies 22 yet on the AFL site and who missed out ???

There team looks so much more expensive then ours ????

I don’t think we go close to their depth or best 22

B: Brayden Maynard, Lynden Dunn, Tom Langdon
HB: Jeremy Howe, Darcy Moore, Jack Crisp
C: Steele Sidebottom, Scott Pendlebury, Taylor Adams
HF: Will Hoskin-Elliott, Brody Mihocek, Josh Thomas
F: Jamie Elliott, Mason Cox, Jordan De Goey
FOLL: Brodie Grundy, Dayne Beams, Adam Treloar
I/C: Daniel Wells, Jaidyn Stephenson, Tom Phillips, Tyson Goldsack


Depth:
Travis Varcoe, Chris Mayne and Levi Greenwood, Brayden Sier, James Aish, Ben Reid, Matt Scharenberg, Jordan Roughead